On this day in 1997, the Air Force released a report on the so-called "Roswell Incident," suggesting the alien bodies witnesses reported seeing in 1947 were actually life-sized dummies.
CLICK HERE to read the rest of the article from the New York Times
Whatever they heck they were, their crash launched one of the giants of American pop culture, in the late 20th-century and today. Just about all of us have seen, or heard, or said something - from the very serious, to the very silly - in connection with the Roswell incident.
And it won't go away ... bad news for the Air Force, but great news for the City of Roswell, and its Chamber of Commerce, as they welcome tens-of-thousands of visitors, and millions of dollars, every year.
By the way, if you haven't visited the International UFO Museum & Research Center in downtown Roswell, you should! And don't forget ... "The Bugs are Back!" The new Beetles Return to Roswell this weekend, for an annual gathering of vehicles "reverse engineered from UFOs!"
CLICK HERE to read the rest of the article from the New York Times
Whatever they heck they were, their crash launched one of the giants of American pop culture, in the late 20th-century and today. Just about all of us have seen, or heard, or said something - from the very serious, to the very silly - in connection with the Roswell incident.
And it won't go away ... bad news for the Air Force, but great news for the City of Roswell, and its Chamber of Commerce, as they welcome tens-of-thousands of visitors, and millions of dollars, every year.
By the way, if you haven't visited the International UFO Museum & Research Center in downtown Roswell, you should! And don't forget ... "The Bugs are Back!" The new Beetles Return to Roswell this weekend, for an annual gathering of vehicles "reverse engineered from UFOs!"
2 comments:
its Chaves County, not Chavez.
Anonymous, thanks for the correction.
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